Windows 10 KB5058481 Release Preview Brings Back Missing "Seconds", Fixes Account Sync Bug

Microsoft is bringing back Windows 10's second hand display after backlash

About a month ago, Microsoft tweaked the interface of Windows 10’s taskbar calendar and removed the clock display from the flyout menu, annoying long-time users who depended on it. One reason given for the change was to eliminate the seconds display, which supposedly required extra processing resources and burdened the graphical user interface, preventing the PC’s power saving mode from activating and thus causing a performance hit. (Prior to th…

Microsoft is bringing back seconds to Windows 10 Clock after outrage

What is old is new again in Windows. After removing ‘seconds’ from the Calendar flyout (clock), Microsoft is adding it back in the next cumulative update, ahead of the operating system’s end of support on October 14, 2025. I first reported on Windows 10’s new Calendar flyout experiment in January 2025. At that time, I pointed out that the new Calendar flyout UI offers a rich experience with events, but it also gets rid of the seconds that you’d …

Microsoft recently released new builds for Windows 10 and Windows 11 in the Release Preview Channel for Insiders. While Windows 10 receives minor adjustments and bug fixes with build 19045.5912 (KB5058481), Windows 11 users can look forward to build 22631.5409 (KB5058502). Read the article: Windows: Version 22H2 for Windows 10 and new features for Windows 11. You can support us with every purchase you make through Amazon. Your price remains the …

Windows 10 KB5058481 Release Preview brings back missing "seconds", fixes Account sync bug

A new build, 19045.5912, has been released for Insiders flighting the Windows 10 Release Preview channel under KB5058481. Read more...